# MP: Arms licences fully online from 1 November, offline applications closed 2026-10-18T08:46:50+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Madhya Pradesh will move the entire arms licence process online from 1 November 2026, shutting offline applications. Applicants must use the central government's National Database of Arms Licences (NDAL) portal or MP Online. The state has also scrapped the system of sending licence proposals directly from districts to the home department. The Madhya Pradesh State Electronics Development Corporation is building a new portal linked directly to NDAL. The government aims to increase transparency, tighten monitoring of arms sales, and digitise licence records. The move also addresses the validity of 2.40 lakh licences. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The digitisation ends a paper-based system that allowed district-level discretion in arms licensing, shifting control to a centralised online process. The 2.40 lakh licences whose validity is under question will now be tracked digitally, potentially leading to renewals or cancellations. How the portal handles legacy records and whether it prevents duplicate or expired licences will determine if transparency actually improves. ## Coverage - amarujala.com Straight report of government decision, no criticism or commentary This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Madhya Pradesh, MP Online, NDAL Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/mp-arms-licences-fully-online-from-1-november-offline-applications-closed/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/mp-arms-licences-fully-online-from-1-november-offline-applications-closed/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/